May 06 Watch Afghan-Pakistan Talks Come Amid Renewed Taliban Threat President Obama met Wednesday with the leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan, beginning talks on forging a plan to fight the Taliban. Pamela Constable of the Washington Post updates the story from Islamabad. Continue watching
May 06 Mumbai Attack Suspect Pleads Not Guilty By PBS News Hour The only surviving suspected gunman in last year's siege on Mumbai pleaded not guilty to 86 charges against him, including waging war against India and murder. Continue reading
May 06 President Obama Praises, Presses Allies’ Efforts to Fight Militants By Admin, PBS News Hour President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he got the commitments he wanted from the leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan to more aggressively fight Taliban and al-Qaida militants who are gaining power and sowing violence inside their countries. Continue reading
May 05 Watch Congress Debates Increasing Aid to Pakistan As lawmakers debate boosting aid to Pakistan amid renewed fighting in the country's Swat Valley, President Barack Obama is preparing to meet with the region's leaders to discuss security concerns and counterinsurgency measures. Margaret Warner reports. Continue watching
May 05 Culture of Avoiding the Doctor Intensifies Health Concerns in Mexico By PBS News Hour MEXICO CITY -- The serious outcomes of some of the earliest H1N1 flu cases in Mexico renewed attention on a national culture of avoiding doctor visits, and self-medicating at the pharmacy instead. Continue reading
May 05 Benefits of Shutdown Debated as Mexico City Lumbers Back to Life By PBS News Hour Senior correspondent Ray Suarez is in Mexico City to report on the H1N1 flu virus outbreak. In this reporter's notebook that he filed Monday, he reports on the huge city coming back to life after a days-long shutdown aimed at… Continue reading
May 05 Fed Chair: Economy Should Grow Later in 2009 By Admin, PBS News Hour Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told lawmakers Tuesday that the economy should pull out of a recession and start growing again later this year. Continue reading
May 04 Watch Fifteen Years After The Genocide, Rwandans Struggle To Heal National Wounds Author Philip Gourevitch discusses his piece in the New Yorker reflecting on the state of Rwanda 15 years after genocide ravaged the country. Continue watching
May 04 President Obama Outlines Plan to Close Tax Loopholes, Raise U.S. Revenue By Admin, PBS News Hour President Barack Obama outlined a series of steps Monday aimed at overhauling U.S. tax policies that he says reward companies for shifting American jobs overseas and allow wealthy people to avoid paying taxes by using offshore accounts. Continue reading
May 04 Watch In Replacing Souter, Obama May Turn to Court Outsider With Justice David Souter set to retire in June after more than 18 years on the bench, President Barack Obama is being given his first chance to shape the nation's highest court. Analysts discuss what traits and experience President Obama… Continue watching